Comparison

QR Pro vs Debug for Philips Hue

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

QR Pro

This application provides fast and secure scanning of QR codes and various barcode formats. It offers an ad-free and privacy-focused experience with no hidden costs or data collection. Simply open the app and point your camera at the code to scan.

Highlights
  • Ad-free scanning
  • Privacy-focused
  • No in-app purchases
  • Supports multiple code types
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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QR Pro is a fast, ad-free, privacy-first QR code and barcode scanner, generator, and library for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro. No ads. No subscriptions. No tracking. No personal data collection. Scan codes with the camera, choose an image from Photos, paste an image, or drag and drop. Create QR codes and barcodes, save important items to your library, and keep them available across supported Apple devices with optional iCloud sync. Scan: • Read QR codes, barcodes, Aztec, Data Matrix, PDF417, UPC, EAN, ITF, Code 39, Code 93, and Code 128 • Scan with the camera, Photos, or image files. Paste or drag and drop images. • Preview code contents before opening links or actions • Use widgets and controls from the Home Screen, Lock Screen, Control Center, or Action Button Create: • Generate QR codes for links, plain text, Wi-Fi, email, phone numbers, and messages • Contact cards, calendar events, locations, and more • Share links, text, and images to QR Pro to create codes • Create webpage QR codes with the Safari extension • Customize QR shapes, colors, and center icons or images • Save custom QR styles to reuse across codes • Save generated codes to your library Share and Export: • Copy, share, print, or export as images, PDFs, and SVG when supported • Expand full screen for easy scanning from another device • Present codes on a connected external display from iPhone or iPad • Export multiple saved codes at once • View raw contents when needed Library and Sync: • Keep scans and generated codes in one place • Display saved codes with Home Screen widgets • Search your library and filter by favorites • View saved codes on Apple Watch and Apple TV • Optional iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro Privacy: QR Pro does not track you or collect personal data. Your scanned and saved codes stay on your device unless you choose to use iCloud sync. If you enjoy QR Pro, please leave a review, share it with friends, and explore our other privacy-first apps.

About

Debug for Philips Hue

This utility app helps Philips Hue developers extract bridge configurations in JSON format. The extracted data can be easily shared via email, messaging, or other applications, aiding in support scenarios.

Highlights
  • Extracts bridge configuration
  • JSON API v1 format
  • Share via email/message
  • Open in other apps
  • Developer support tool
Features
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This app is intended for Philips Hue developers. It eases the extraction of the bridge configuration in JSON (API v1 format). The JSON string can then be sent by email or message, or opened within another app. One use case could be, in a support context, to get the bridge configuration from a customer experiencing troubles with an application. I hope this helps!

Screenshots

QR Pro4 screens
Debug for Philips Hue2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: QR Pro at 73% against Debug for Philips Hue's 33%. QR Pro also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (29K vs 1). Debug for Philips Hue's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Debug for Philips Hue holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QR Pro has 29K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of QR Pro's written reviews are positive against 33% of Debug for Philips Hue's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QR Pro ships an update weekly, Debug for Philips Hue every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
QR Pro versus Debug for Philips Hue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQR ProDebug for Philips Hue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (29K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings29K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrypto Inc.Jean-Francois Hamel

Customer experience

QR Pro

All ratings29,182 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews592 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative24.3%

Debug for Philips Hue

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

QR Pro

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Freezing or crashing on some devices
  • Inability to read or open scanned codes

Requested features

2 requests
  • Save scanned QR codes
  • More advanced scanning capabilities

Debug for Philips Hue

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

QR Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Debug for Philips Hue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QR Pro free?
QR Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Debug for Philips Hue free?
Debug for Philips Hue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QR Pro or Debug for Philips Hue?
Debug for Philips Hue is rated higher. QR Pro averages 4.5 out of 5 from 29K ratings, while Debug for Philips Hue averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do QR Pro or Debug for Philips Hue have ads?
Neither QR Pro nor Debug for Philips Hue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QR Pro or Debug for Philips Hue?
QR Pro ships an update weekly, and Debug for Philips Hue every 14 months. Most recently, QR Pro was updated on October 15, 2026 and Debug for Philips Hue on October 7, 2026.

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